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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1972

Page

5

Calendar of events for Neel PTA and local groups

Community activities include Neel School PTA at 7 p.m. at the school, Morgan County Board of Registrars sessions, Optimist Club at Holiday Inn South, and a Cystic Fibrosis meeting at State National Bank penthouse. Public viewings at Southeast Horse Center and a Lenten worship service at First United Methodist Church follow, with luncheons and club meetings at various venues including Athens Wa m and Decatur Inn.

Optimist Club of Decatur Holiday Inn South State National Bank First United Methodist Church Peter Sheehan St. Ann's Catholic Church Fellowship Hall Morgan County Young Democrats State National Bank

Community events fill schedule across Decatur area

Local clubs and groups announce meetings and fundraisers including the Green Thumb Garden Club meeting at Mrs. John Taylor’s home, the Cedar Lake Improvement Association at Cedar Lake Community Center, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy Founders Day luncheon with Judge Newton Powell as speaker. Proceeds from Owen's Junior High beauty walk support the ball field lighting. Additional events feature bake sales for the North Alabama Sheriffs Boys' Ranch, musical performances at Austin High School, and a rummage sale at Westgate Shopping Center.

Green Thumb Garden Club John Taylor Enereine Rd TVA Joe Wheeler United Daughters of Confederacy Decatur Inn Newton Powell Owen's Junior High School Athletic Association Arthur Thorne Pumkin Center Neel School North Alabama Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch Pigaly Wiggly Kroger Western Auto Strickland Tigs Hartselle Bobbie Bullard Yvonne Long

Police report: theft from mobile home yields valuables loss

Police said pistols a shotgun three skin diving tanks two watches and two rings were stolen with an estimated value between 1800 and 2000 dollars. Entry was gained through a rear window. No arrests have been made. Charles Randall Harvell has been accepted for admission to David Lipscomb College in Nashville for the fall to study pre medicine.

Douglas Charles Randall Harvell Charles E Harvell Tanner—t David Lipscomb College Nashville Decature High School

Settlement Hearing Details on Mutual Savings Case

Attorneys for all sides attended a brief hearing before Circuit Judge Newton B Powell and adjourned to study an audit report. State Insurance Commissioner John Bookout says the month long study of transactions by Louis Roussel will decide if the attorney general’s office relinquishes its claims. Bookout says Mutual Savings suffered asset losses through misdealings related to Roussel controlled entities. stock earlier fell to seven dollars, then recovered to above eleven.

Newton B- Powell John Bookout Louis Roussel Attorney General Mutual Savings Butler Bookout Roussel Atty Bill Baxley

Primary finance debate tests voter understanding in New Hampshire

The article discusses how the New Hampshire primary will reveal whether person to person campaigning from a modest Indiana background can prevail or whether big money dominates campaigns. It notes McGovern’s call for transparency in campaign financing and questions about who funds the candidates' efforts.

Indiana McGovern New Hampshire Er Cey

Fatal three car crash claims Town Creek man

A three car collision near Town Creek claimed the life of 58 year old Robert Kenneth Mardis of Town Creek. Authorities say a person is being held for questioning as information relevant to possible charges emerges. Funeral services were held at Donald Baptist Church with Elliott Funeral Home directing. Survivors include Melba C. Mardis widow and three sons Don Bobby and Jimmy Mardis. A sister Lillian Richards of Union City New Jersey and five grandchildren. Pallbearers listed: Buddy Jeffreys Stanley McCollum Wesley Campbell Crawford Steiison William Gibson and Carl King.

Moulton Lawrence Town Creek Robert Kenneth Mardis Tom Ligon Ligon Sheriff's Department Mardis Donald Baptist Church Bob Clemmons Elmwood Elliott Funeral Home Melba C. Mardis Don Mardis Bobby Mardis Jimmy Mardis Lillian Richards Union City N. J Buddy Jeffreys Stanley McCollum Wesley Campbell Crawford Steiison William Gibson Carl King

Disclosure tensions touch Kentucky Derby event and campaign funds

The report outlines a memo about John N Mitchell at a Kentucky Derby related dinner in Kentucky. It mentions AT T pledge to a convention and an antitrust suit. It also covers campaign finance disclosures by Muskie and McGovern aides amid calls for broader transparency.

Atty John N. Mitchell Kentucky Louis Nunn At&t Liszka Beard Mitchell Attorney, General McGovern Muskie Len McGovern The United States Maine Manchester John F. English ITT San Diego Anderson Kleindienst Justice Department Felix Rohatyn

Accidents Claim Multiple Weekend Deaths Across Alabama

Four fatalities in Lawrence County pushed weekend traffic deaths in Alabama higher, with eight more across the state. Notable cases include Manuel Littlefield 22 of Clinton killed on I-65, Darin Gearhart 12 of Evergreen crushed after a fall from a tractor, and James Allen Jr. 19 of Whatley in Tallapoosa County. Other victims include Denise Harriman 17 Mountain Brook Robert Weaver 16 Leeds Robert Mardis 48 Town Creek Oscar Ward 51 Brilliant and Jewell Newberry 59 Centre in a Rome Georgia collision.

J. W. Elliott Lawrence County Alabama Butler County Georgiana Manuel T. Littlefield Clinton Ronnie Strickland Elrod Northport Tuscaloosa County James Allen Jr Whatley Newsite Tallapoosa County Denise Harriman Mountain Brook Robert Weaver Leeds Robert Mardis Town Creek Oscar Ward

Rescue work and ranch life shape at risk youths

The article highlights Billy a homeless boy rescued by a North Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch whose love for horses grows with a champion mare and rodeo trophies. It notes area fundraisers and community support while recounting testimony in a separate political inquiry and a fragmentary obituary of care and neglect through J Edgar Hoover quotes.

Champ Billy Acton J. Edgar Hoover North Alabama Hartselle Neel School

Dow near 950 as bullish mood boosts Wall Street

The Dow Jones industrial average sits just below the 950 mark amid active trading. At noon the Dow stood 6.25 higher at 948.68 with advancers leading decliners 2 to 1 on the NYSE.

New York New York Stock Exchange Dow International Telephone Senate Judiciary Committee ITT San Diego

Bernstein on Words and faulty sentence logic

The piece discusses why using when and where to join clauses with nouns is stylistically awkward though not grammatically wrong. It explains that boxing is defined by a what idea, while night and office examples show when and where relevance. It notes a Webster dictionary quirk on the word mere and ends with a 1972 Bernstein clipping reference.

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Poultry market report from Birmingham Alabama

Southeast hens negotiations limited on heavy and light varieties. Light type offerings spotty. heavy type supplies held with confidence. Processor buying interest fair to good. Prices per pound list light type 5.5 6 at farm and 7.5 8 FOB plants. heavy type 15 16 at farm and 17 18 FOB plants. Alabama broiler slaughter today 1 468 000 vs 1 549 000 last Monday. Ready to cook loads for week of March 6 11 Grade A 25.75 27.25, plant grade 25.70 27.15, weighted averages 26.78 and 26.49.

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Decatur Market Prices for Agricultural Commodities

The Decatur market reports show prices for cotton middling and seed, milk products, wood and pulpwood, soybeans, shelled corn, oats, milling wheat, Milo and barley. Listed are per ton or per hundred weights and per cord or per bushel figures, with some lines showing uncertainty indicators.

Decatur Sloan

Over the Counter Securities Prices and Market Notes

Quotations from the NASD show representative interdealer prices as of about 10 am. Interdealer market moves through the day with prices excluding retail markup markdown or commissions.

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